Two suspects arrested for deadly fire in Ho Chi Minh city
Ho Chi Minh City, Nov. 1 (VNA) -- Two welding workers have been arrested for causing the biggest ever blaze at the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, according to investigators in charge of the fire investigation.
The arrested welders are Phan Viet Thanh, 24, and Nguyen Phu Tin, 19, who conceded that they, together with Giang Quoc Trung, another welder (who has disappeared since the out-break of the fire) had caused the inferno, that killed at least 61 people, including four foreigners, and injured more than 100 others.
They also told the investigators that on Tuesday morning, they were asked by Lam Nghia Hoa, owner of the Thong Nam shop at 72 Calmette street of district One, to work at the ITC building.
At 13:00 hrs, while they were working at a discotheque on the second floor, sparks from their equipment set off the fire, they told the investigators, who concluded that the blaze was triggered by accident by the welders.
However, further investigation is underway, the investigators said, adding that the passport of the Blue discotheque's owner has been seized pending the final results of the investigation.
